Season's Greetings - Merry Monday #132

Happy Halloween! Even though it's Halloween today, I made another Christmas card, this time using the Challenge over at Merry Monday Christmas Challenge. This week the challenge was to use Snowflakes, Dry Embossing and Neutral Colours.

And here is my card using all three items.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamp: Hero Arts-Holidays Sayings
Embossing Folder: Sizzix-Tim Holtz Alterations-Sheet Music
Dies: MFT Stamps-Let It Snowflake and Fishtail Flag Stax
Ink: Versafine-Onynx Black

Have a great day! Kathy

Peace Love & Joy

I made another Christmas card using The Stamps of Life ornaments4Christmas stamp set and matching dies.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card,

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-ornaments4Christmas
Dies: The Stamps of Life-ornaments4Christmas
Ink: Hero Arts-Navy mid-tone shadow ink
Design paper: My Mind's Eye-Stella & Rose, Hattie 6x6 paper pad
Other: American Crafts-Brights Hemp

Have a good evening, Kathy

Merry Christmas Ornaments

It's a miracle but I actually made a Christmas card today and not another Halloween one.

This is the first time I used the MFT Stamps Red Paver dye ink and I love the colour! So rich and great coverage!

Here are a couple of picture of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-ornaments4Christmas
Dies: The Stamps of Life-ornaments4Christmas
Inks: MFT Stamps-Paver Red dye ink & Versafine-Onyx Black
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Lost & Found Christmas 6x6 paper pad

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Happy Halloween

It's Sunday morning and I had a chance to make another Halloween card. This one is very simple and I used non Halloween design paper and I love it.

Here is my card.

below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Hey Pumpkin
Ink: Mft Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black
Design Paper: MFT Stamps-Breeze 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Pumpkin-YR12, YR15 & YR18, Cat-C00, C1, C3 & R20

Hope you have a happy Sunday, Kathy

Out On A Limb-MOJO368

Hello again, it's a miracle but I actually made a card that is not for Halloween.

I used the sketch from MOJO Monday as inspiration and yet again used an older stamp set from MFT Stamps.

Here is the sketch.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Out On A Limb
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa
Design Paper: Crate Paper - Farmhouse 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Skin: E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair & Shoes: E33 & E39, Dress: YR000, YR00 & YR04, Tree: E37 & E47, Shadow: C03, C01, Colorless Blender

Now I'm off to make some dinner. Have a great night, Kathy

Best Witches - FMS159

I had a chance to make another card last night but waited until today to take pictures in the daylight, and post the card.

This time I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and another MFT Stamps stamp set, this one called P.I. Little Witch.

Below is a picture of the sketch.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Little Witch
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Circle Stax and Halloween Charms
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin: E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair: E39, E47 & E49, Purple: V12, V15 & V17, Green: YG21 & YG23, Black: C5, C7 & C9, Broom: Y26, Y35, E33 & E39

Have a great Saturday! Kathy

Spooky Wishes - SSSC241

I had a chance to make another card today and if I do say so myself, I think it turned out so cute. I usually make 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cards but this one is a 5" x 5" square card.

I used the sketch from The Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge as inspiration for my card.

Below is a picture of the sketch.

For my card I rotated the sketch once.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Pretty Pumpkin
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 8, Blueprints 13 and Fishtail Flag Stax
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Haunted 6x6 paper pad
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair: E35 & E39, Orange: YR12, YR15 & YR18, Black: C5, C7 & C7, Shadow: C00 & C1

Hope you have a great night! Kathy

Who's Your Mummy? - FabFri53

It's Friday and I decided to look through my stamps and make another Halloween card,  I used an older stamp set from MFT Stamps called Who's That Mummy? as well as the sketch from Fab Friday.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Below is the sketch I used as inspiration.

And here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Who's That Mummy, Simon Says Stamp - Trick or Treat
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink - Black Soot, Memento Ink - Grape Jelly and Versafine - Onyx Black
Copics: Grays-W00, W1 & W3, Purple - V000, V01 & V04, Orange-YR000, YR00 & YR02
Design Paper: Recollections - Midnight Magic 6x6 paper pad

Hope you have a great night! Kathy

Nuts About You

After a horrible day yesterday with no power for 18 hours, I was happy to get back to crafting. That's about the only problem with having a Vagabond as my only die cutting machine.

I have used the Cute Critters stamp set from MFT Stamps again to make another cute card.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters & Plaid Background Builder
Dies: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters & Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts - Bubble Gum & Red Royal Shadow Inks, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Squirrel-W1, W3 & R20, Acorn-E33, E34 & E37, YR20 & YR24

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

You Stole My Heart

I made a card today using the super cute MFT Stamps - Cute Critters stamp set and matching dies which I coloured with Copics.

I think this would make a cute Love/Valentine's Day card.

Here is a picture of just the coloured items and then there are a couple of pictures of the finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-Cute Critters, Lawn Fawn-Argyle Backdrops
Dies: MFT Stamps-Cute Critters & Blueprints 13
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts Shadow Ink-Bubble Gum & Royal Red, Versafine-Onyx Black
Copics: Fox-E97, E99, E27, W1 & R20,  Stump-E34, E35 & E47, Hearts- R29 & R89

Have a great day! Kathy

Oh Deer

I had a chance today to make another card. This card has more of a Fall feel but can be for anytime.

I broke out the Lawn Fawn - Argyle Backdrops stamp set and Hero Arts Inks to make the background. I like how it turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Argyle Backdrops, Into The Woods
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Into The Woods, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Fishtail Flag Stax, Stitched Circle Stax & Branch with Leaves
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Pumpkin Pie & Cop O'Joe, Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa
Copic Markers: E27, E97, E99 & R20

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Batty About You - MFTWSC198

I made another Halloween card today, this time I used the sketch from MFT Stamps.

Here is the sketch:

And here is the card I made using the sketch as inspiration.

Below is a list of the supplies I used for my card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Batty About You, Hero Arts - Bat Background
Dies: MFT Stamps - Batty About You, Blueprints 15, Stitched Circle Stax & Drippy Goo Edge
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink - Black Soot, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Purple-V13, V15 & V17, Black-C5, C7 & C9
Other: Recollections - Midnight Magic 6x6 design paper pad & Enamel Dots

See you soon, Kathy

Monster Hugs

Happy Sunday! It's a beautiful and sunny fall day here in South Surrey, BC.

I had a chance to make another card last night but only got to upload this morning.

I've been having fun practicing colouring with my Copics and I'm starting to feel a bit more confident with them.

For this card I used the Monster Mash stamp set and matching dies from Lawn Fawn. I made a little night time scene and rushed the whole night sky with clear Wink of Stella to add some sparkle.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Monster Mash
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Monster Mash & Stitched Hillside Borders, Simon Says Stamp - Frames
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: Purple - V13, V15 & V17, Orange - YR12, YR15 & YR18, Red - R27, R29 & R89, Green - YG21 & YG23
Other: Wink of Stella Clear Brush Marker

Have a great Sunday! Kathy

Eat Drink And Be Scary

I hope your having a good Saturday. I started off the day with Starbucks (yeah), laundry and a trip to Costco. Then I had a chance to make yet another Halloween card.

I used the Simon Says Stamp Trick or Treat stamp set and matching dies. This time using the cute mummy puppy, which I die cut and coloured with Copic markers.

Here are some pictures.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Trick or Treat
Dies: Simon Says Stamp-Halloween & Frames
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Ranger-Jet Black Archival Ink, Distress Inks-Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire & Seedless Preserves
Copic Markers: C00 & C3, E31, E34 & E47
Other: Sakura Black Glaze Pen & Dimensionals

Have a great Saturday! Kathy

Under Your Spell

I made another cute Halloween card using the MFT Stamps Witch Way Is The Candy stamp set and matching dies.

I did partial die cutting which was inspired by cards from Laura Bassen  for Mama Elephant and Lizzy C for Lawn Fawn.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card progress and then a couple of pictures of the finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-Witch Way Is The Candy
Dies: Mft Stamps-Witch Way Is The Candy
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Ditress Ink-Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves & Stormy Sky
Copic Markers: Purple-V12, V15 & V17, Orange-YR12, YR15 & YR18, Black-C5, C7 & C9, Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-Y11, Y13 & Y21
Other: Tattered Angels-Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist


Have a great weekend! Kathy

Spooky Window

I made a simple Halloween card a couple of days ago and I'm finally posting it on my blog.

Again I used a great product from MFT Stamps.

I used water-colour paper and distress inks for my background behind the window.

Here is my card:

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Dies: MFT Stamps - Spooky Window Die-namics

Ink: Distress Ink: Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord & Black Soot

Other: Tattered Angels-Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist, Ranger-Black Diamond Stickles

Have a great day! Kathy

Happy Birthday - SSSC239

I made a quick cute card for my friend who's birthday is this month and whom I meeting for dinner tonight.

I used the super cute Birdie Brown stamp set Sweet Birthday Wishes designed by Torico for MFT Stamps. I also used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Below is a picture of the sketch, which I turned on it's side for my card.

Here is my card:

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Sweet Birthday Wishes
Dies: MFT Stamps - Sweet Birthday Wishes, Blueprints 15 & Fishtail Flag Stax
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Stella & Rose-Hazel 6x6 paper pad
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and Distress Ink-Pumice Stone
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-YY11, Y13 & Y21, Pink-R20, R21 & R22, Aqua-BG10, BG11 & BG32
Other: Wink of Stella Clear Brush Marker

Have a great evening! Kathy

Fang-tastic MFTWSC197

Good morning and Happy Friday!

I made another Halloween card, this time I used the sketch from MFT Stamps as inspiration for the card layout. I also used the MFT Stamps cute P.I. Batty About You stamp set and matching die.

Here is the sketch:

Here is a picture of the cute little bat when I had just finished colouring her.

And here are a couple of pictures on the finish card:

Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. batty About You

Dies: MFT Stamps - P.I. Batty About You, Blueprints 15, Stitched Circle Stax and Fishtail Flag Stax

Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink & Memento - Grape Jelly

Copic Markers: Black-C4, C5, C7 & C9, Purple-V12, V15 & V17, Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-E39

Design Paper: Recollections-Midnight Magic Haunted 6x6 paper pad

Enamel Dots: Recollections-Midnight Magic Halloween

Have a great day! Kathy

Halloween Witch

I started this card yesterday by colouring the witch but didn't get a chance to finish the actual card until today.

I absolutely love the MFT Stamps - Witch Way Is The Candy stamp set and matching dies!

I practised  with my copic markers and i'm really happy with how it turned out.

Below is a lit of the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-Witch Way Is The Candy
Dies: MFT Stamps-Witch Way Is The Candy, Blueprints 15 & Fresh Cut Grass
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Liquorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers
Tattered Angels-Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist, Wink of Stella-Clear Brush Marker

Have a great day1Kathy

Eye Think You're Neat

Hello, I hope your having a good day today.

I made another Halloween card, this time making a tag shaped card using MFT Stamps - Blueprints 9

Here is a couple of pictures of the card.

It doesn't really show in the picture below but I added glossy accents to the eyeball to add some dimension.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Monster Mash
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Monster Mash,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 9 Die-namics
Design Paper: Me & My Big Ideas-Keep Calm and Scary On  6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: YG21, YG23 & YG25
Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Versafine-Onyx Black
Other: Glossy Accents, American Crafts-Red Gel Pen

Have a great night! Kathy